Updates, advisories and surprises

(4:28 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- H&R Block Inc.
HRB, -2.80%
late Monday said its fiscal second-quarter loss widened to $112 million, or 41 cents a share, from $104.9 million, or 39 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue edged up to $134.6 million versus $134.3 million. On an adjusted basis, H&R would have lost 45 cents a share. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast the tax services company to report a per-share loss of 42 cents. Shares of H&R Block slumped over 4% after hours.

Vail's announces narrower-than-expected loss, new capital plans

(8:23 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Vail Resorts Inc.
MTN, +0.05%
reported a fiscal first-quarter loss of $64.3 million, or $1.77 a share, compared with $73.4 million, or $2.04 a share, in the year-earlier period, beating the FactSet consensus analyst estimate for a per-share loss of $2.03. The mountain resort operator's sales for the quarter rose 3.9% to $128.3 million from $123.4 million, boosted by strength in mountain segment revenue, but missed analyst forecasts of $132 million. The company also announced a new capital plan, which includes the building of a new eight-passenger, two-way gondola that connects its Park City and Canyons resorts in Utah, new high-speed chairlifts and the expansion of existing restaurants. Vail expects the cost of the capital plan will be about $50 million in 2015. The stock, which was still inactive in premarket trade, had climbed 22% so far this year through Friday, compared with a 12% rise in the S&P 500.

McDonald's shares slide on weak Nov sales, profit warning

(8:11 AM ET) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- McDonald's Corp. shares
MCD, +0.94%
slid 2.5% in premarket trade Monday, after the fast-food giant reported another decline in global same-store sales for November, and warned that the strong dollar and a supply issue in China would hurt fourth-quarter earnings. McDonald's said global same-store sales fell 2.2%, as U.S. sales slid 4.6%, Europe sales dipped 2.0% and Asia/Pacific, the Middle East and Africa sales fell 4.0%. Chief Executive Don Thompson said the company is working to regain business momentum in each of its geographic segments as consumers demand more choice and value. Thompson said the continued impact of a supplier issue in China would shave 7 cents to 10 cents off fourth-quarter per-share earnings, while the strong dollar would shave another 7 cents to 9 cents. The company will host a conference call at 10.00 a.m. Eastern. Shares are down 0.7% in the year so far, while the S&P 500 has gained about 12%.

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